Dream Missions: Space Colonies, Nuclear Spacecraft and Other Possibilities

摘要

Many space enthusiasts hold fast to the belief that human space exploration is inevitable. But in Dream Missions: Space Colonies, Nuclear Spacecraft and Other Possibilities, author Michel van Pelt, an engineer with the European Space Agency, questions this assumption. He points out that "what is technically possible does not automatically become reality... Economics, politics, culture, and public interest are all major factors at play, growing in importance with the size of the endeavor."